Collar and necktie fastener.



PATENTED NOV. 7, 1905.

H. WALTERS.

COLLAR AND NEGKTIE FASTENER.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR.25. 1905.

a 9 o 0 n el -Conway HENRY WALTERS, OF WAKARUSA, INDIANA.

COLLAR AND NECKTIE FASTENER- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 7, 1905.

Application filed March 25, 1905- Serial No. 252,053.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY WALTERS, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at IVakarusa, in the county of Elkhart and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Collar and Necktie Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to collar and necktie fasteners, and has for its objects to produce a comparatively simple inexpensive device of this character in the use of which a small headed button may be employed for holding the collar, thereby obviating soiling of the latter while buttoning, one which will maintain the collar securely in position upon the button, and one whereby the necktie will be maintained properly in position to obviate riding up on the collar.

With these and other objects in view the invention comprises the novel features of construction and combination of parts more fully hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is an edge view, partly in section, the section being taken centrally through the device. Fig. 3 is asimilar view showing the device applied to a button.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the body of the device, composed of a single length of thin sheet metal bent into shape to produce a pair of arms or portions 2 3, arranged in spaced parallel relation to present a tie-receiving space or recess 4:, the normally upper end of the arm 2 being folded downward upon itself and slotted, as at 5, thus presenting a pair of downturned engaging portions or fingers 6, which are spaced apart relatively and also from the main portion of the arm 2 to provide a button-receiving space or recess 7 Secured at its lower end in any suitable manner to the body 1 and within the space 4 is a retaining member 8, composed of spring metal and comprising a body portion and a pair of upwardly-extending divergent engaging arms or portions 9 10, of which the former has its terminal angularly bent to pro-v duce a bearing-finger 11 for a purpose which will presently appear, it being noted in this connection that the member 8 normally lies flush upon the inner face of the arm 2, with the engaging portion 9 projecting outwardly through the slot 5 between the engaging fingers 6.

In practice after the collar is secured upon the button 12, the head of the latter is moved upward into the space 7 between the fingers 6 and arm 2, the tie having been previously entered into the space 4 between the arms. When the device is pressed fully downward upon the button 12, as seen in Fig. 3, the headof the button acts upon the arm 9 of the retaining member 8 for forcing the latter to the position seen in said figure, whereupon the bearing-finger 11 will seat upon the head of the button and the upper portion of the engaging arm 10 bear upon the inner face of the arm 3 at a point adjacent the upper end of the latter, thus preventing escape of the tie.

From the foregoing it is apparent that I produce a simple inexpensive device which will admirably perform its functions to the attainment of the ends in view and one wherein the member 8 will perform the twofold function of retaining the device fixedly in position upon the button and preventing escape of the tie from the space 4, it being understood that in attaining these ends minor changes in the details herein set forth may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention. 7

Having thus described my invention, what I. claim is- 1. Adevice of the class described, comprising a pair of arms arranged to present a tiereceiving space, a pair of engaging portions carried by and spacedfrom one of the arms and designed for engagement with a button, and a retaining member disposed between the arms, said member being adapted to engage the button for preventing the escape of the device therefrom and to close the entrance to the tie-receiving space.

2. A device of the class described comprising a pair of spaced arms, a pair of relatively spaced fingers carried by one of the arms and designed for engagement with a button,- and a retaining member disposed between the arms and having engaging portions adapted respectively to bear upon the button and the inner face of the outer arm.

3. A device of the class described composed of a single length of metal .bent into shape to produce a pair of spaced arms and a downturned engaging portion carried by one of In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the arms, sald engaging portlon being slotted presence of two Witnesses. to produce a pair of spaced fingers, and a spring retaining member arranged between HENRY WALTERS 5 the arms and having divergent portions de- Witnesses:

signed to bear respectively upon a button and JOSEPH F. WELTY,

the inner face of the outer arm. ELMER L. FREED. 

